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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-03

WE HEAR that some republicans are
industriOusly, circulating through the
county the report that one of the dem
Ocratic candidates had been assuring
the voters, that if he was elected he
would see to it that the prohibitory law
was dead letter and open saloons
were again run in Great Bend. We
believe that there isn't a man woman
or child in Barton county who is silly
enough to credit this story; and our OIL
ly reason for referring to it is TO show
that our opponents are reduced to
desperation and are willing to resort
to unfair methods in order to save
themselves. But every man who has
sense enough to count or can tell his
right hand from his left knows that the
officer who prosecutes for violations of
the prOhibitOry law is the county attOr-
ney. 1t is also known that that Office
is now filled by republican. This is
the first campaign lie we have had to
refute, and we are slow to believe any
of the republican candidates had any
hand in circulating it. But it is likely
that it is the handiwork of indiscreet
friends whose zeal iOutran their judg-
ment. Anyway, it will not injure the
man against whom it was directed;
but we warn our friends throughout
the county to be ON their watch for
similar stories.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-03

LET every intelligent voter ask him
self the question, twill not Frank Will
son make the best sheriff?' and then
step up to the polls next Tuesday and
cast his vote like an honest and intelli-
gent American. Everybody knows
Frank Wilson and everybody knows he
will make good officer. Furthermore,
everybody says he will be elected.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-03

LET every democrat in Barton coun-
ty go to the polls next Tuesday. 'He
who is not for us is against u.s. The
democrat who stays at home is All ally
of the republican party and assists
them by half vote. Remember this.
and above all let every democrat who
goes to the polls vote for his ticket
from top to bottom. No democrat in
Barton county owes anything to any
republican candidate. We have no
debts of that kind. If the democrats
throughout the county are true, we are
bOul d to win, and we say the demo-
Gratis will be as true as steel.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-03

ONE of the reasons that we have for
believing our ticket will succeed next
Tuesday is the fact that our fast and
loose neighbOr over the post Office has
concluded to 60 the republican ticket
whole hog or none, and when he turns
himself loose to make a whole ticket
win it generally don't win.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-03

SOME knowing people are predicting
an open winter. However that may be
it behOOves our farmers to fix up their
sheds and stables and prepare to fur
nish good shelter for stock, as all sensi-
BILE men will admit that well protected
stock require less feed to keep them
than stock that is not well sheltered.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-03

CONE out, ye honest yeOmanry, next
Tuesday, and help Leonard Krause in
his gallant fight against the Great
Bend official ring. Ask yourselves the
question (which of the candidates is
the farmers FRIEND" and then answer
it honestly with your vote.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-03
Total registration

Notwithstanding the effort made. to
get out full registration there will be
a number of men hopping mad about
the time they go to vote AMI find they
have not registered. y number came
i'll at the eleventh hour, but none were
turned away without being attended to.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-03

LET the democratic legiOns march
on to the fray next Tuesday feeling
that victory is theirs. If there is no
desertion, if there is no cowardice in
our own ranks we shall certainly win a
great victory.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-03

IT Is rumOred that Charlie Dodge
has at last proposed to Miss Register
Ofdeeds, and if things work all right on
November Sth, he will then marry her
for lfe.-ElhnGtod Express.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-03
Great Bends Voters.

The registration books are now closed
and the legal voters registered in our
city make very good showing. BY
wards the registration is as follows
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-03
CHA$- BEYE.
DEALER IN
GROCERIES,.
PROVISIONS AND PRODUCE,

A new and splendid line of goods,
which l am selling at the very
Owest figures. When you need any.
hing his line give him call
First door north of Robinson d Ster
etts hardware store.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-11-03

Restaurant and Confectionery, day board
and lodging. Fine cigars and tobacco, can
dies. etc., always on hand. All kinds Of
drinks In their season. Oysters in eveTy
style.
Forest Avenue. nrst door west of the Post
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08
RELIGIOUS AND fsc cuCA1EfE3azsas.

! r--Ri,.flard Perkins, Of @Gs'rass4ssrs9s
Isl 5, Me-, teaches to-day in tise sssarss /
school house that he taught in lttTant. /
two Years ago !. ti 5E5*E +
: There are sixteen thousentlp5l ltreIt
teachers in this country. !, The .sch,, oassss
in the. South are attended by onesasiss-
lion colored pupils. ~ .% !
The preaching Of the Gospel at ees*'
bazays in India has led SO many to Tire
truth That the enemies Of Christian ty
are now spreading their ,naterialistic.
and rat' or1sslistie views in this way :
The missionaries in Calcutta 'haveI
adopted the plan suggested by the
agent Of the Methodist Publishing e
House, Of distributing Illustrated Chris
tian leaflets weekly among the twenty
thousand students in the, non Christian:
colleges and schools. @ =
II can not tell it. in this foolish
Japanese tongue" said one of the first:
converts in Japan to the missionary,
. 'and don't believe I could tell it if i
had your tongue, nor if had an angelts
tongue; but one poor heart '--put5ing
his hand over his own heart-'Acan feel,
it all. ''-Bufa,o Ch'Sstao1a 41dvoca5e.
In some schools in New England.
pupils are encouraged to take whatever
pennies they may have, from day to-
day, to their teachers. who, at the end
of the month, deposit all individual
amounts Of fifty cents and over in a
savings bank for the young owners,
who are thus encouraged in notions
and habits Of thrift. >. Z.
The Catholic clergy Of the Phila-.
delphisa diocese have received orders
from Archbishop Ryan to instruct the.
cboirs Of thni1 respective churches that
no music not ESPECIALLY written for the
church SHAH be sung at any church
| service. All operate music and many
pn,>Gi;H compositions which have been
.Ua},tr, to the words of the service Will
be b,sni he'd.
An luii:,n boy, in reading y report
OF Il school he had once taught. came
With a troubled firce to his teacher and
asked lir. 10 read 10 him q ccrtnin sen:
'tencc in which he Wasrcro:ted rs shaving g
'""on an average of 49, pupils in his
+ school. She Thought the average"
w:.> his stumbling block, and was going
nn to explain that, when he interrupted
her, and, pointing to the - -, said: II
never h d tllat in my school. .''-HnaUp~
ton It:J School RccorG.
WHEN it came to the question Of
Tc->'agagjn2 q certain pre- ty school.
! teacher in Northumberland County,
Can, some of the trustees objected,
J saying that she had So many admirers
that they intericl'ed with her duties,
so they drew up al agreement to the
effect that she should not keen com
pany during the coming year with any
; young naD during school hours Upon
! her refusal 10 sign this il was slc.;,,td
! to leave it TO Il VOTE Of Tire n'et5;Aa
whether she should stay CT not. A
show Of hands WAS taken and il result
; ell III a tie, when the Chairman, buin,.
a young man, gavethe casting vote il
! her favor.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08
The tssIIaii>ky Caa,is,e (.

New I'ok Tilbunptst Nash;a rIon
Sl,ecial: There never was a cabinet
about which rnaotS or reorgani zatiOn
having slastetl with such per- .i$tency as
,hat 81 Mr.. Cleveland. lis mem pers had
not hten Id oiIicv six months when the
rumors w>ass started tha! Mr.. I5Ayard
wouhl sesi:+ss:i, fl'I. retirement Of Sec
rotary Manniag was q 1ps;+er Of specula-
EtIon tor ineIe than II yesr tfeinae it ac,
=lhsaly took. place.@ Mr." Whiin%y''s
4iissats staciiion and esirapptantmentltwve
singled him nuias the. enc
mem her Of Cleveland 's,.,,abinet who
wsss sure 10 Withdraw sooner or later.
Ssiisr,Iy befote AZ. I,an,a- gut. married
III was said that III, 90, lad tireelso1
il,,Iding office and wuaid witnsiraw from
public. ~ The recent talk asoa1
Secretary Endirots y 1i,tsnEiof 70 rssisssl.
lis sill faesi, ia siie issinds ufsererY l,udY
|. lie resignation Of sa!r.5 Has has lesr
ltinies Ill mere tl.an ssnte. AS. fssT fht
attorney general, I, his resignation has
becn, according IL The neWSpaFes ant
the gossip Of tie streets, imminent thes'
tNo years rast. but he sticks With ,
lstenac:,y lruly RonaeriuI. was talking
with member of the. cabinet onIJ
Yesterday. Said lie: There has no
been glatl, my an sious. even 70 resign
A sense OF duty alone keeps me at ID,
post. II / we're 20 eon suit my persona
comforts, my individual prefer ncss
my private business inte FISTS ut,nls
Lay dawn n DE snl1sissloa u III
president handed io me two ;,ass;sel
lsanf. relfre e, iiffe la-Illoiss o,s.'
/ 4A few dals Il line, said % a
ntinate friend 1nts ON pels nj,
III. .at III i,t,xt an IN homo
& lptind rs stand the pres len and
- eaeIii q y 'u1 ,f osIlce
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08
WIT AfiD WISDOM.

-~Supcen1c court Judges are mon Of
deci:;<n.-['ir4y~nc.
DO good by stealth, and blush>to
lind it fame.--Pope.
Good manners aud good morals are
sworn friends and firm allies.
-''J Johnny" remarked his father,
''l'n afraid that new friend of yours is
Il triIle fast for q youth Of sucls tender
age" "NThy, p:., hes. a messenger
boy. .''-EaNsbztrgh Dispatch.
--''Well, here's killing bonnet!" ex-
ella med Blobson, turning around to
look after q lady who had just passed.
why so?' asked his wife, etgelly.
~''Look at the dead birds on it," cried
;Blobson. -BurliSgton Free Press.
--sunday-sclDol teacher-W!y was
Solomon said t., be the 7visest man that
sever lived? Smart pupil--'Cause he
fooled seven hundred mothers-i in~law,
and pa says it takes pretty smart
sSnan to get ahead Of one mouhor-in-law.
" Character is iadjcated by the hand
II you see man
whose hands are babit,,ally dirty yo,,
can be sa,re that he is Of aa$slovenly
+ d spos. ton without bothering to con-
+ suit Mr.. Heron-Allcn. - SonaerviIks
Journal. 4 r. j. *|l~@-.~. ~
A little girl who had been taught
that she was four-and-a-half years old,
and whose mother had been teaching
her to tell the time Of day, was asked
|; by an acqnaiin tance how old she was.
its.I ;,1n--iet me see-I am fhalf-past
T four : she replied, = Golden Days. ...
.--DeForrest- Where did you learn
TO make such 1lince pie, Mrs. McDoo-
fdle? What tender recolleetaon5 it re-
wives. Mrs MIeI)oodle gCtenderlyy-
EIonle and mother Z suppose. DeFor-
hest No, not exactly that, it reminds
itsme Of the dreams i had last night =
.Neg :1aue7a NezUs. 81. is=S ". . .s...
1 Mrs. Fo,lrst;trss little girl was
| there. I must tell you one of her odd
! little. ayilgs. Her father had a small
round ball spot or the top ef his head,
and kissing him at bedtime she re-
marked Stoop down, papsy dear, ]
i want to kiss the place where the lining
Eshows.'' Z, ~ --- London Truth. <=' - E
/ a winter S tale. -ss%,15s. \. +. IL -
/ ! took my way throngh the lonesome wood <
4 # Where the iisla-iam sat on a tree. ss8s s :
i Ard the fytsag stood IN pensiye mood
/ AiacK. and who is me s33#$*4stG * * =. +
81 saw the scam through the other sail, s4l
Along with her seaanlets three ,}23 sS4s 1
e And the fIiptIap pale, with the scriugy tail.
4 Made an awful face at me. III iSsf Il.
&. .# 50 E ---JYikd HssterAs P0et.
4 frs. de Ping has invited her cou,i
try reIatiyes to Inner, in acknoWlesl
1 1l1ent ef courtesies shown during two
.I.wenlls' visit the summer be
4 He (after the sixth course)----
/: nj bIoWed if i can eat 40 other I4Dsser
4 She mud giilg him under the table, AMI
j il i whisper nbutton yer yest, E.zry
y &c s The OILY chance we hey ter 81
eren with nm .fer her year, oacsl e
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08

The high license law has passe.,
both honses OF the New York Icgisla.
ture aud is befo,e Gov. HiII for lis
action or the measure. i pA~e -; !'.r
LEGISLATURE by nearly y ;"i', ,~:%,,
every Democrat vt.i",> ~..vIn.-! il, <.l.:
nearly every hrpL'i;,n,, ;"',.~ 5or t.
II ( ,."u,ny Is n,o,.I;-t'r ..ta-,.;'er IF
itt stare ir: iuiii,2 !,,*' New York
World and Sur, tuvu,< q tlae law. f!ili
IS fl ct III Il rather nlitnmiur.atin
usftui, as lile law has lie cariN,st
-npporl OF tie hest eic,.t nts OF tive
state II 10th r@pties. and is riolert1v
orFo-ed .ty The s'eon keepers and
liquor 'saanutacli els, Wko have q
|*-rt atspolitical Influence in the state.
He wiIEproa ably veto the bill, and
nc5 m!cif more will he7 n; II hi ~ !,
competitor Of Cleveland sfor .t!se
Iemocru,ic, Nominations for presis
ent
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08
From the 4'i0lleer Press.

1'te good people o( Morris not very
long ago gave I: banlucr 10 their new
,iui:;. ]. &c. W. Blown After Tie
rhiDls s and dlinkables had ,Eecn gone
4h,ouals with, story telling eeumrnc, d
II w.s aelated aineN rther>good things
lhut Judge E!own is The only lawyer IN
The State Thai ever convicted the State of
Minncsofa"ai assault and battery. The
tale was in this wise: .Eourlten -odd
Years ago an Irish citizen OF W ilsasar
Aas arrested fer ,hrn, ;>ium II neiglit,or
AS the stale. had IT, appear Tor the pros
ecutian, JMiae Brown, father Of Tie
.HsE. junior jtMge told his nineteen-y year
old=ssa fo. go s.s,i try, tlst. sase for him.
Cale s..tp. ed,lDe cgslRt It5os,i. nlaae !. al,
eloquent plea for he. state and the ..insy
relifefi. Ina short time 9 verdict was
returned 70 ;hez5efIeet thst bslh parties
/, acre guilty. The.sc;,urt ruled this aat,
| holdingtllat thtsF ssste could No, be
| convicted Another verdict WAS, there,
fore, returned thar suggested the ":
I..primanding OF IIe defendant TO this
/ Caloh ect.t, and insisted that the urigI-
mai verdict he retufded. This was
! done. dnd the yonng lawyer retired.
proudly btafing 4 decision that ieuu,l
the state ssuinysof assault aud Gatlery
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08

Since C'evp land wns i,.:,H;rurategl Tive
Democrats 81; Dakota have been tIlvi.l~
cd into warriny factions over the dis
trlhu'inn a. government offices. ana"
annoyance to the Vresid lent. I !lr
NhNle rHltcr of nuknt" pntrora.e .tos
Il w b-'en r'"reH III HE hnrsls Of g."
lrrcE " hnst, recommendation vii 8
t 'N''n as finnl by ;he Hrrn;ntin+ l.o"' +
at Was >l.ln%,un.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08

SenNtrr Nelson of the Red Wing,
who Was a member of the nprer
hranch Of tDe Minnesota Legislature
last winter. is very sick and his re-
rOVery is not nvrertn1
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08

At Sac city election, in Cin,; II ii
on Mot 'iay thrIe "rr" three lrHet,
ia the f;@|.',, HE itw Union ;.sIri
party and the two OH ln',ilts hav;u:.
car,ji.l: t,s. l:ach 1#r,y p.iFr'i<: (: few
ever II 600 votes, bat tie Ktnul,!I>sr
"HnIiAntcs were ELECTED hy it SMALL
! luralties In t}iut civ thc Labor
party took. as .nneh of its st re4lgtil from,
tt'c Republican: party a.; it did f.ogsl
| the Democratic.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08

Gaor;e' Dumont, who was Lou s
isie|'s secretary OF N#r dnri1.g tIH
Northwestern rebellion, has been in
St.. Paul the past week and VIII go to
Montana. He does not dare to return
to the E Brittish possessions
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08

The base bal! cIuls of the cities are
better cruarizeA than ever t!.is year.
and the interest in he national game
"a =e seems tn be on tI,e increase.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08

Enlnth is not having snci. an
unreasonable rial estate iron, now rs
if did ii few weeks ago Rn.snrss men
rr~ not losing tiair ronf,FAnc" n the
city, iut most of The professional
boomers have Aoft. for other fields.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08

The !Avensdorf trial is still in pro
gress at Saux City, and a very strong
defense is hcing hui!r up evidently
based on petirrr.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08

Sank Rapids voted to issue
$40 900 water power bonds by. vote
sof 247 to lls. Ill.,.
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08

The earnings Of the Northern Pacific
for March wera s94s ,009 being large
increase over the same month last
YEAR ..
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08
CHoIcE Il BRAND.

Al CH9ICE BRAND
NeW arkk Sd stian ngerz Go bar.
tender ,tilS from skaneateics, oang.
.feller N Is.saat 70 Nraps nyseH around
some whisk
.Barteude D light sir there y,4
are, liz. gra,line old 1Iada agascar. So
import atlon 4 aslagascaa ailers q
eSkaEslseles tFraf, 81. $500
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08

fls st. Paul and Minneapolis tire
saloons remain open On snnl,as, :. I
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08

| Tire interstate commerce COM
mission is in. session in Washington
hearing petitions from railroad
officials
Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1887-04-08

A g.. A. r. post has been q orga,lizea
at Aitkin. Il. ..ss *#%.' # ..# y. 1z y
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-26
SmOking UnilarWatcr,

Dc you know how that trick of smoking under water is donc?" asked q snowman the other day. "You'll sec it tried in the swimming tanks. It looks strange, admit, to see Q man go under water with lighted cigar in his mouth, smoke calmly at the bottom, and come to the surface with the cigar burning as nicely as if he were smoking in his easy chair. It is trick, but it requires practice. I used to be quite proficient at it. Just as I threw myself backward to go down, I would flip the cigar end for end with my tongue and upper lip and get the lighted end in my mouth, closing my lips water tight around it. A little slippery elm juice gargled before going in prevents any accidental burning of the mouth. Going slowly down back ward, would lie at full length on the bottom of the tank and blow smoke through the cut end of tho cigar. Just as I reached the surface again another flip reversed the cigar, and there was smoking calmly. The reversing is done so quickly that nobody notices it."---
 Philadelphia Call.
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-26
Queer Indian Customs in Brazil.

The Indian prayer meetings in the country arc rather singular admixture of superstition and devotion. A doll is dressed in silk clothes, with candles on each side, a good bit of tinsel work about it and ribbon tied about it's waist. It rests on the table. Eight or ten Indian men stand around; one has large drum, which he beats continually. The women sit op tho floor, while the men sing prayers to the saint, the women responding. They commence praying about or o'clock and keep it up two or three hours. Then the women with their little. childrel kiss the ribbons, asking favors of the saint. Tho men then go through the same ceremony. The saint i, then locked up in box, and dancing commences and lasts the rest of the night. Frequent potions of whiskcy arc imbibcd by the men, coffee and wine by the women. When tho men become too drunk to dance longer they retire to their hammocks and sleep until sober.-[ Pittslur Gazette.
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-26
Rivals to Tea md Coffee.

If tea and coffee can never be wholly dethroned from their dietetic pride of place, it is quite possible that new beverages may be invented to rival them. Mate, which the Peruvian sucks hot through a silver pipe; guarana, much richer than the Mocha berry or the Chinese leaf in theine; the kola nut and the coca plant are all possible con- petitors. The negro of the soudan, Mauritius, West Indies and Brazil would not give up the kola nut for the best tea or coffee. Then there are mil lions of people who drink infusions of the leaves of saxifrage of ledum, of pimento, and the partridge berry, and hundreds of unsuspected plants contain the ingredients which the human race seeks for in such beverages. The chief of these arc the alkaloid, which is present by a proportion of about 8 per cent. in ordinary tea, and the aromatic oil which give to that and to coffee their special favor. The Chinese will not drink new tea because it contains too much of the latter ingredient, and is sometimes actually intoxicating. -[ Lon don Telegraph.
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-26
Stick to the Text.

The difficulty with many actorsis that they think they know better than the writer of the piece, or even the audience, what will please, and so take liberties with the text. This is sheer ignorance. To such an actor w. s. Gilbert once said, while rehearsing "The Mikado:" You must read tho lines as I have written them, and make no changes"
 'I think am old enough to under stand without telling me-" was the resentful reply. |
 You certainly are," returned the author.
 "And ought to know" ""sail the ac- tor.
 "You certainly ought" was the dry response; but as MT. Gilbert said noth- ing further, tho actor became even moro resentful, though obedient. He found afterward that he got moro applause from cultivated people when sticking to the text than when attemptingto 'gag'
Connecticut western news., 1887-10-26
An African Holiday.

In the centre of the courtyard plat form was erected, hung with Silks, vel vets and flags, including that of Daho- mey-a white ground, with a figure in black holding aloft decapitated head in one hand and cimiter in the other. On this platform stood the king, sur rounded by his nobles, among whom I had prominent seat, while below struggled mass of 5O,O or more people, kept in some order by the woman guard.
 The affair began by the king, per sonally, throwing into sliding trench various packages of goods, consisting of cottons, clothes and cloths, knives, muskets, pipes and tobacco, all of which were fought tiercely for by tho crowd below. Then camo the grand point, the slaughter.
 The victims were brought forth lashed into boat-shapcd baskets, in a sitting position, with knees drawn uE to the chin, and lifted into the slide, from which they went down to tho crowd below. Then thcrc came horri- ble scramble. Thousands, with long, bright knives threw themselves on the victim, and in a moment he was hacked to pieces, as well as were some of his hackers, the victor being the one who came off with the head.
 This was kept up for three hours, tho number killed amounting to about 200 until the crowd below were rocking and smeared with blood A more horrible sight was never witnessed, and it die not lessen the horror with mo to be tolt that this is not mere useless slaughter as civilized nations suppose but a da. of execution, the decapitatcd being criminals, traitors, and prisoners of war who have been 'offensive political par tisans." It is the highest holiday il the year, and the only one where mucl slaughtering is done; and there is n doubt according to Mir. Evans-tha the King himself wishes to abolish thu part of it but darcs not. - North Amcrl can Review.